Squash caviar without tomato paste

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make squash caviar without tomato paste for the winter? Prepare the necessary products. It is better to use fresh young vegetables for caviar. But more mature fruits are also suitable for cooking. The weight of all vegetables is given in peeled form. Take odorless vegetable oil; unrefined oil may taste bitter in the preparation.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the zucchini thoroughly, dry it and peel off the skin. If the zucchini is mature, you also need to clean out the seeds. If the zucchini is very young, then you don’t need to peel off the skin. Zucchini is also suitable for caviar. Cut the fruit into medium cubes.

3. STEP 3

   

   Wash the carrots with a brush to remove dirt, peel off the skin and cut into semicircles. You can cut it smaller, because... Carrots take longer to cook than zucchini.

4. STEP 4

   

   Remove the skins from the onion, wash and cut into large cubes. To prevent your eyes from stinging while slicing, rinse the knife and onion sections with cold water.

5. STEP 5

   

   Wash the sweet pepper, dry it, cut out the stalk with seeds. You can use peppers of any color; red and orange fruits will give the product more brightness. Cut the pepper into medium pieces.

6. STEP 6

   

   Place the chopped vegetables in a wide enamel pan or cooking basin. Stir, pour in water and add bay leaf. You can omit the bay leaf at all or, on the contrary, take more leaves. Focus on your taste. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for about 40 minutes until the vegetables are softened.

7. STEP 7

   

   Drain the vegetables in a colander and let the liquid drain. By the way, the resulting vegetable broth turns out rich; you can use it to make soup, gravy or sauce.

8. STEP 8

   

   At this time, wash the tomatoes, dry them with a towel and cut into arbitrary pieces. Choose tomatoes that are fleshy, but not too watery.

9. STEP 9

   

   Rinse the parsley with running water, lightly dry and finely chop. Instead of parsley, you can take any other greens to your taste.

10. STEP 10

    

    Peel the garlic and rinse. If you want to make the caviar spicier, add more cloves to your liking. There is no need to grind it separately.

11. STEP 11

    

    Pass the stewed vegetables through a meat grinder along with tomatoes and garlic. Remember that steamed vegetables are hot. To avoid getting burned, spoon out the mixture.

12. STEP 12

    

    Add the rooster, salt, sugar, pepper mixture and vegetable oil to the pan. At this stage you can add your favorite spices. Paprika and dried aromatic herbs are perfect. You can simmer the vegetable mass in a saucepan or in a slow cooker on a suitable setting for about 30 minutes until the liquid evaporates. Adjust the thickness of the caviar to your liking. Don't forget to stir the caviar so that it doesn't stick to the bottom.

13. STEP 13

    

    Rinse jars and lids thoroughly using baking soda. Sterilize in any convenient way: in the oven, microwave or steam. Fill the lids with water and boil for 5 minutes. Be careful! Jars and lids are hot!

14. STEP 14

    

    Place the boiling caviar in dry jars and close the lids tightly. Turn the jars upside down and wrap them in a warm blanket or terry towel until they cool completely. Thus, the workpiece is additionally sterilized.

15. STEP 15

    

    Ready caviar can be stored in the refrigerator or cool cellar. Or you can open the jar, place the caviar on a piece of bread and serve as a snack for lunch or dinner. Squash caviar is delicious both warm and cold. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

leno4ka

21.08.2023

4.8

Thank you. The recipe will come in handy. I only knew the version of squash caviar with tomato paste.

Zinaida

21.08.2023

4.5

Squash caviar without tomato paste for the winter - a great recipe! It turned out very tender, satisfying, aromatic and delicious! Thank you very much!

LioVita

21.08.2023

4.5

Quite a simple and tasty recipe for making squash caviar without tomato paste. Thank you!